CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced a set of executive leadership appointments, including the promotion of Harry Sideris to president of Duke Energy, effective April 1. Lynn Good remains Duke Energy's chair and CEO, as she continues to lead one of the nation's largest clean energy transitions through a strategy committed to reliability and affordability for its customers. Separately, the  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: The Duke Energy Foundation is providing $150,000 in grants to support organizations in Florida that help customers with basic needs such as utility bill assistance, housing and more. "When our neighbors need help, these are the organizations they turn to," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "Whether it is with food, transportation or help making their homes more energy efficient, together  more

PASADENA, California, March 15 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: The Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Hydrogen funding lane will open for two weeks beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific Time on April 17, 2024, and lasting through 5 p.m. Pacific Time on May 1, 2024. This lane, funded by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and administered by   more

KIRKLAND, Washington, March 16 -- Breakthrough Energy, an organization that concerns about the impacts of accelerating climate change, issued the following agency statement on March 14, 2024: * * * This post is the first in a series about the challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing is one of the five main sectors contributing to today's global greenhouse gas emissions--what Breakthrough Energy calls the Five Grand Challenges. * * * Manufactured goods and m  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced a set of executive leadership appointments, including the promotion of Harry Sideris to president of Duke Energy, effective April 1. Lynn Good remains Duke Energy's chair and CEO, as she continues to lead one of the nation's largest clean energy transitions through a strategy committed to reliability and affordability for its customers. Separately, the  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: The Duke Energy Foundation is providing $150,000 in grants to support organizations in Florida that help customers with basic needs such as utility bill assistance, housing and more. "When our neighbors need help, these are the organizations they turn to," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. "Whether it is with food, transportation or help making their homes more energy efficient, together  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: ELPC's new Power Plants to Parklands ("P2P") project aims to re-envision the redevelopment phase for decommissioned coal plant sites. Historically, coal plants were situated on lakes and rivers because of their reliance on water for cooling systems. As a result, these facilities often occupy marquee waterfront locations, making them prime for public use. However, retired coal plant sites ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSres) -- The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued the following news release: The Energy and Water Appropriations Bill approved by Congress and signed by President Biden last week contains $500,000 in funding for a secondary water source study for metropolitan Washington, a longtime priority for area leaders. The funding, which will be used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake the study in partnership with the Metropolitan Washington Council   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A printable organic polymer that assembles into chiral structures when printed has enabled researchers to reliably measure the amount of charge produced in spin-to-charge conversion within a spintronic material at room temperature. The polymer's tunable qualities and versatility make it desirable not only for less expensive, environmentally friendly, printable electronic applications  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, March 16 -- General Electric, a manufacturer of appliances, lighting, power systems and other products, issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Technip Energies (PARIS: TE), leader of a consortium with GE Vernova, and construction partner, Balfour Beatty, received a Letter of Intent from bp, on behalf of NZT Power Limited for the execution phase of the Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) in the United Kingdom. This landmark project is poised to become one o  more

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, March 16 -- Teesside University issued the following news release: A groundbreaking project being carried out by academics at Teesside University, in collaboration with partners in industry, is investigating the pivotal role of futuristic chemicals in achieving net zero emissions in the UK. The University is working with Northern Gas Networks (NGN) and Frazer-Nash Consultancy on a feasibility study investigating the potential of using chemical hydrides as a means of sto  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 15 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New research by the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues in the Immunotherapy Group at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, has unveiled new clues behind T-cell metabolism, that could enhance immunotherapies that rely on T cells to fight cancer. * * * T cell  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A University of Arizona-led study shines a spotlight on sulfur, a chemical element that, while all familiar, has proved surprisingly resistant to scientific efforts in probing its role in the origin of life. Many artists have tried to depict what Earth might have looked like billions of years ago, before life made its appearance. Many scenes trade snow-covered mountains for lava-gushing volcanoes  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Materials scientists at Rice University are shedding light on the intricate growth processes of 2D crystals, paving the way for controlled synthesis of these materials with unprecedented precision. Jun Lou and Ming Tang (Rice University)Two-dimensional materials such as graphene and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) exhibit unique properties that hold immense promise for applications in electronics, sensors, energy storag  more